As part of the Yorkshire Country House Partner, Harewood House is participating in the Year of the Portrait. This year Harewood has choosen to celebrate the work of portraiture artists such as Joshua Reynolds, John Hoppner, Sir Thomas Lawrence, George Richmond, Sir William Nicholson, Frank O Salisbury, and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska through a series of talks, tours, perfomances and hands on activities. Throughout the August Bank Holiday, Harewood has commissioned a series of artists to work with visitors on the subject of portraiture.